Richie T, Author at The Cultural Hall Podcast

“Though Your Cups Be As Scarlet…”

Great controversy is stirring among us. It is hot. Red hot. The controversy of the Starbucks “Christmas” Cup. As we should do in the face of all controversies, let us turn to the scriptures to seek the voice of the…

Richie TNovember 19, 2015

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Can we please stop “Going on Trek?

Every summer, thousands of LDS faithful across the country go on a Pioneer Trek. You can even buy your own pioneer outfit for the low, low price of $75.50 plus shipping. Not to mention the costs of food, labor, transportation,…

Richie TNovember 18, 2015

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Ask Your Parents First

by Joni Haws Any child of the 80s remembers that before cellphones, iPads, or Snapchat, there were hotlines. Commercials for 1-900 numbers ran between Saturday morning episodes of Muppet Babies and PeeWee’s Playhouse, with everything from the He-Man hotline to…

Richie TNovember 17, 2015

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10 Sex Positive Things Worth Noting In The LDS Church Video On Talking To Your Kids About Pornography

A few months ago the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints released a new YouTube video on the topic of talking to kids about pornography. However, after watching it several times, it actually covers much more. This video made…

Richie TNovember 16, 2015

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200th Episode of The Cultural Hall

Block 1 In this New York Times bestselling investigation, Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America’s power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared. …

Richie TNovember 16, 2015

Episodes

Breaking Policy Update and Clarification

Last weekend's PolicyGate/Policygeddon left people with a lot of questions. The following was released Friday Nov 13th 9am Points of Clarification: Eric Hawkins, Church Spokesperson sent the following to media: …

Richie TNovember 14, 2015

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You Won’t Miss This…

You won’t miss this. Four years ago this month I was staring in silence at the concrete floors in my house still in shock as to why my wife left without reason and why she took my baby girl with…

Richie TNovember 13, 2015

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Heavenly Mother: Big DEAL, or BIG DEAL?

On October 23, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (#YouKnowTheMormons) released the final two in a series of thirteen Gospel Topics essays. The 13th essay is entitled Mother in Heaven. The essay explains, in part, ‘The doctrine of…

Richie TNovember 12, 2015

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Defeated, Broken, and In Jail

April 26, 2010 was a ‘no good very bad day,’ I found myself cold, hungry and behind bars in the Los Angeles, California jail. The cause was addiction. I had fought a long, ruthless battle with addiction and literally went…

Richie TNovember 11, 2015

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It’s True, Isn’t It?

President Gordon B. Hinckley shared a story both in a BYU Devotional back in 1971, but later repeated the story for a First Presidency Message in the Ensign in July 1993. In the story he relates the experience of a…

Richie TNovember 9, 2015

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